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This section looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT jobs within the West Yorkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Architect
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4637
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching permanent IT job ads223284
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.118 %
As % of the category below4.411 %4.889 %
Salaries quoted144241
Average minimum salary£47,049£51,167
Average salary£52,426£56,620
% change on same period last year-7.40 %
Average maximum salary£57,803£62,072
UK excluding London average salary£60,790£63,998
% change on same period last year-5.01 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads50565809
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.721 %2.422 %
Salaries quoted41134848
Average minimum salary£30,848£31,136
Average salary£33,356£33,739
% change on same period last year-1.13 %
Average maximum salary£35,864£36,342
UK excluding London average salary£38,072£39,428
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Architect YorkshireArchitect
Yorkshire

Architect
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Architect across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Yorkshire Architect Demand Trend

Architect
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Architect across the West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Architect Salary Trend

Architect
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Architect across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

West Yorkshire Architect Salary Histogram

Architect
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LeedsDown-18128£52,162-8.38 %
BradfordUp+2753£57,425+23.16 %
WakefieldDown-113--
HalifaxDown-81--
WetherbyUp+171£35,000-19.54 %
Architect YorkshireArchitect
Yorkshire

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited Architect in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Architect in their job title.

1121 (28.67 %)Oracle
288 (20.85 %).NET
288 (20.85 %)J2EE
383 (19.67 %)Java
482 (19.43 %)Microsoft
570 (16.59 %)Finance
570 (16.59 %)SQL
667 (15.88 %)SQL Server
761 (14.45 %)C#
858 (13.74 %)Retail
950 (11.85 %)WebServices
950 (11.85 %)UML
1048 (11.37 %)Datawarehouse
1048 (11.37 %)ASP.NET
1048 (11.37 %)Business Intelligence
1142 (9.953 %)SOA
1238 (9.005 %)MS Excel
1335 (8.294 %)SQL Server 2005
1432 (7.583 %)VMware
1432 (7.583 %)SQL Server 2000
1432 (7.583 %)Health
1432 (7.583 %)Pensions
1531 (7.346 %)Content Management
1531 (7.346 %)UNIX
1531 (7.346 %)WebLogic
1531 (7.346 %)BEA
1630 (7.109 %)ETL
1630 (7.109 %)Data Modelling
1630 (7.109 %)Windows
1630 (7.109 %)WebSphere

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited Architect in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
188 (20.85 %).NET
188 (20.85 %)J2EE
250 (11.85 %)WebServices
348 (11.37 %)ASP.NET
430 (7.109 %)WebSphere
528 (6.635 %)HTML
621 (4.976 %)JSP
720 (4.739 %)XML
720 (4.739 %).NET Framework
818 (4.265 %)Hibernate
917 (4.028 %)Spring
917 (4.028 %)SOAP
1015 (3.555 %)AJAX
1113 (3.081 %)Oracle ADF
129 (2.133 %)EJB
137 (1.659 %)Struts
137 (1.659 %)Servlets
146 (1.422 %)CSS
146 (1.422 %)WCF
146 (1.422 %).NET Remoting
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
131 (7.346 %)WebLogic
227 (6.398 %)ESB
313 (3.081 %)CMS
412 (2.844 %)MS Exchange
511 (2.607 %)JBoss
610 (2.370 %)TeamSite
78 (1.896 %)NetWeaver
87 (1.659 %)SharePoint
87 (1.659 %)IIS
87 (1.659 %)Exchange Server 2003
96 (1.422 %)Alfresco
104 (0.948 %)Documentum
104 (0.948 %)BizTalk Server
104 (0.948 %)WebLogic Portal
113 (0.711 %)Exchange Server 2007
122 (0.474 %)GroupWise
122 (0.474 %)Exchange Server 5.5
122 (0.474 %)Lotus Notes
131 (0.237 %)Apache
131 (0.237 %)SAS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
138 (9.005 %)MS Excel
215 (3.555 %)MS Visio
33 (0.711 %)Adobe Illustrator
33 (0.711 %)Photoshop
42 (0.474 %)MS Project
42 (0.474 %)MS Office
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
115 (3.555 %)Siebel Analytics
211 (2.607 %)Oracle Applications
39 (2.133 %)Oracle EBS
42 (0.474 %)Oracle SCM
42 (0.474 %)Oracle Financials
51 (0.237 %)Axapta
51 (0.237 %)Dynamics CRM
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (4.265 %)WAN
118 (4.265 %)MPLS
215 (3.555 %)Firewall
312 (2.844 %)LAN
411 (2.607 %)GSM
59 (2.133 %)TCP/IP
67 (1.659 %)VPN
67 (1.659 %)RIP
67 (1.659 %)BGP
76 (1.422 %)SAN
76 (1.422 %)FTP
85 (1.185 %)Internet
93 (0.711 %)VoIP
93 (0.711 %)HTTP
93 (0.711 %)GPRS
93 (0.711 %)Wireless
101 (0.237 %)Cisco PIX
101 (0.237 %)SDH
101 (0.237 %)DHCP
101 (0.237 %)Ethernet
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
167 (15.88 %)SQL Server
248 (11.37 %)Datawarehouse
335 (8.294 %)SQL Server 2005
432 (7.583 %)SQL Server 2000
530 (7.109 %)ETL
627 (6.398 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
716 (3.791 %)SQL Server Integration Services
813 (3.081 %)Oracle BI EE
911 (2.607 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
109 (2.133 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
118 (1.896 %)BusinessObjects
118 (1.896 %)DTS
127 (1.659 %)OLAP
136 (1.422 %)Data Mining
142 (0.474 %)RDBMS
142 (0.474 %)GIS
151 (0.237 %)DataStage
151 (0.237 %)MySQL
151 (0.237 %)Oracle 8/8i
151 (0.237 %)DB2
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (4.976 %)Visual Studio
218 (4.265 %)JDeveloper
316 (3.791 %)Visual Studio Team System
410 (2.370 %)Oracle Forms
54 (0.948 %)Ant
62 (0.474 %)Flash
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
170 (16.59 %)Finance
258 (13.74 %)Retail
332 (7.583 %)Pensions
332 (7.583 %)Health
429 (6.872 %)Education
519 (4.502 %)FMCG
617 (4.028 %)Telecoms
713 (3.081 %)Insurance
812 (2.844 %)Banking
98 (1.896 %)Law
106 (1.422 %)Government
114 (0.948 %)Construction
114 (0.948 %)Auditing
123 (0.711 %)Electronics
123 (0.711 %)Legal
123 (0.711 %)Marketing
132 (0.474 %)Retail Banking
132 (0.474 %)Corporate Banking
141 (0.237 %)Manufacturing
141 (0.237 %)Publishing
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
125 (5.924 %)Mainframe
220 (4.739 %)Management Information System
316 (3.791 %)NPfIT
49 (2.133 %)Replication
49 (2.133 %)NHS
58 (1.896 %)Client/Server
67 (1.659 %)N-Tier
75 (1.185 %)Smartcard
84 (0.948 %)Web 2.0
91 (0.237 %)CCTV
91 (0.237 %)Computer Science
91 (0.237 %)EPoS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (7.346 %)UNIX
230 (7.109 %)Windows
316 (3.791 %)Linux
412 (2.844 %)Windows Server 2003
55 (1.185 %)Windows Vista
61 (0.237 %)VxWorks
61 (0.237 %)Solaris
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
150 (11.85 %)UML
248 (11.37 %)Business Intelligence
342 (9.953 %)SOA
431 (7.346 %)Content Management
530 (7.109 %)Data Modelling
627 (6.398 %)TOGAF
725 (5.924 %)Zachman Framework
822 (5.213 %)OO
918 (4.265 %)E-business
1017 (4.028 %)Enterprise Architecture
1116 (3.791 %)Agile Software Development
1116 (3.791 %)RUP
1116 (3.791 %)ITIL
1116 (3.791 %)EAI
1215 (3.555 %)Technical Architecture
1313 (3.081 %)Requirements Analysis
1313 (3.081 %)Dimensional Modelling
1313 (3.081 %)Project Management
1313 (3.081 %)Migration
1412 (2.844 %)Data Analysis
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
183 (19.67 %)Java
270 (16.59 %)SQL
361 (14.45 %)C#
426 (6.161 %)JavaScript
521 (4.976 %)Transact-SQL
66 (1.422 %)C++
75 (1.185 %)VB.NET
84 (0.948 %)VB
84 (0.948 %)PHP
93 (0.711 %)Perl
93 (0.711 %)Python
93 (0.711 %)C
101 (0.237 %)Embedded C++
101 (0.237 %)COBOL
101 (0.237 %)PL/SQL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (3.791 %)Degree
211 (2.607 %)MCSE
211 (2.607 %)Microsoft Certification
39 (2.133 %)Cisco Certification
48 (1.896 %)CCIE
54 (0.948 %)CISSP
54 (0.948 %)CISA
63 (0.711 %)MCSA
63 (0.711 %)CCA
63 (0.711 %)Citrix Certification
71 (0.237 %)PhD
71 (0.237 %)CCNP
71 (0.237 %)CCNA
71 (0.237 %)CCDP
71 (0.237 %)CCVP
71 (0.237 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
71 (0.237 %)MCITP
71 (0.237 %)ITIL Certification
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.237 %)QA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (4.502 %)VMware Infrastructure
213 (3.081 %)Active Directory
38 (1.896 %)AquaLogic
46 (1.422 %)VMware ESX
54 (0.948 %)ISA Server
63 (0.711 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
71 (0.237 %)Citrix Presentation Server
71 (0.237 %)MSMQ
71 (0.237 %)MetaFrame
71 (0.237 %)Terminal Services
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (0.948 %)MOM
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1121 (28.67 %)Oracle
282 (19.43 %)Microsoft
332 (7.583 %)VMware
431 (7.346 %)BEA
527 (6.398 %)Siebel
623 (5.450 %)Citrix
722 (5.213 %)SAP
816 (3.791 %)Interwoven
915 (3.555 %)Cognos
1013 (3.081 %)Vignette
1111 (2.607 %)webMethods
1210 (2.370 %)Cisco
139 (2.133 %)IBM
148 (1.896 %)Business Objects
148 (1.896 %)Sun
148 (1.896 %)Ab Initio
154 (0.948 %)Stellent
154 (0.948 %)FileNet
163 (0.711 %)Retek
172 (0.474 %)Lotus